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Saw this on IMAX. The build up to the launch was perhaps the most tension-filled minutes I've spent in a theater in my life, even though, of course, I knew how it would turn out. The launch sequence, especially the ignition sequence, is simply indescribably awesome. As the documentary continues, and you realize how many things could have gone wrong and how likely it was that one or all of the Apollo 11 astronauts could have died makes the accomplishment all that more astonishing. The belief that people thought this could be accomplished before modern computing to assist with the calculations is probably the most audacious thing imaginable. This should be required viewing for all, especially people who believe the earth is flat or the moon landing was faked.

I've wanted to see this film since I first heard it was being made. Reading about the soloing of El Cap in the summer of 2017, I was riveted. The film is just as, if not more, powerful than the best articles at the time.

Alex Honnold is, well, a bit of a weirdo, but I would not expect less from someone who has achieved something no other human being has. As he says at one point in the movie, "No one who is comfortable and cozy has ever achieved anything great."

The sequences of him climbing are extraordinary, terrifying, emotional, moving and awe-inspiring. Not just the sequences of El Cap, but all around the world.

But, there is so much more: his relationship with his family, his friends, and girlfriend are ... complicated. His recipe for potato-spinach-chili is sublime, and the method by which he consumes his food ... unique.

Go see this movie now! Why don't distribution companies release movies like this wider? I had to drive 30 miles to see it instead of 2 miles to my local cinema. Not everyone wants to see CGI-heavy superhero movies, especially when real superheroes exist.